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Graham W. Jackson visual arts materials

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Collection number: ahc.VIS34
Scope and Content This collection contains 1,668 images. The images depict Graham Jackson, his family, and Jackson's performances at various events and locations. Also featured are photographs of Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Little White House in Warm Springs and theLife magazine photograph by Ed Clark. Other images of politicians include President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Georgia Governor Lester Maddox, and President Jimmy Carter. The majority of the photographs are...
Dates: 1913-1981

Harry G. Lefever photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS203
Scope and Content This collection contains black and white photographs collected by Harry G. Lefever through his research and work as a Sociology professor. The photographs document street scenes and residents of inner-city Atlanta neighborhoods, including scenes during and after the 1917 Atlanta fire; street scenes of Baker Street, Butler Street, Chestnut Avenue, Ellis Street, Harris Street, Houston Street, and London Lane; photos of Mrs. A. B. Jefferson, Reverend William Holmes Borders, and W. A. Scott III;...
Dates: approximately 1900s-1979, undated

Jessie Boynton photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS288
Scope and Content

This collection contains images of the Fulton County Alms Home for African Americans; Fulton County Alms Haven Home; Boynton's farm house; and a photograph of Jessie Lee Clark.

Dates: 1977

John Wesley Dobbs letter to Roy D. McClain

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Collection number: ahc.MSS960f
Scope and Contents This collection contains a letter written by John Wesley Dobbs on Prince Hall Grand Lodge stationary to Rev. Roy D. McClain. In the letter, Dobbs contests McClain’s sermons that promote racial segregation and limiting African Americans' access to higher education. Dobbs uses the Bible to argue that Black's should have access to higher education not only because they are Americans, but because it would help improve the country's economy and progress. He also contends that integration is a...
Dates: 1956

Kuhns family photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS319
Scope and Content

This collection contains images from the Kuhn's Photography Studio, including photographs of both the Kuhns family and clients. Many of the images are identified, however most of the tintypes remain unidentified.

Dates: approximately 1860-1929

Long, Rucker, and Aiken family papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS468
Scope and Content The collection contains papers from the political, civic, educational, professional, family, and social lives of the Long, Rucker, and Aiken families, prominent African American families in Atlanta, Georgia. There are documents from Jefferson Long's congretional career. From Henry Rucker and the Rucker family there is documentation of their social life, businesses, family finances, land and estate management, court cases, and Henry Rucker’s political career in the Republican Party. Rucker...
Dates: 1810-1988, undated

Luckie family photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS20
Scope and Content

This collection documents four generations of the Luckie family, very early members of Atlanta's free African American community.

Dates: 1860-1940, undated

Paul R. Jones ACTION photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS41
Scope and Content The collection consists of photographs documenting the public work of Paul Jones as regional director of ACTION. Most of the photographs depict ceremonial occasions, such as certificate presentations, public speeches, grant awards, or the signing of documents. Jones is pictured with identified and unidentified public officials, including Georgia Governor George Busbee and Florida Governor Reuben Askew, and with associations, including VISTA, RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program), and the...
Dates: approximately 1970-1981

Paul R. Jones papers

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Collection number: ahc.MSS856
Scope and Content

This collection contains material relating to the endeavors of Paul R. Jones. Included in the contents are newspaper clippings, personal and political correspondence, and programs and awards from the many organizations with which he was involved.

Dates: 1964-1982

Perry family correspondence

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Collection number: ahc.MSS174
Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence between the Perry family and extended family members including the Carters and the Chisolms. Transcription is available for the letters dated between 1852 and 1869. The topics include the experiences of the Perry children in school in Monroe, Georgia, as well as plantation and farming life after the Civil War. Other topics include difficulties with freedmen after the Civil War, failing banks in Georgia, poor health, and development in Atlanta.

Dates: 1852-1901, undated

Pride magazine, June 1972 issue

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Collection number: ahc.MSS966f
Scope and Contents This collection contains the June 1972 issue of Pride magazine. The magazine includes articles about the Black community in Atlanta, including venues in which to socialize, noteworthy events, popular fashion, theater productions, and music performances. It features community spotlights on prominent African Americans such as professional basketball player Lou Hudson (1944-2014); pastor William Borders (1905-1993); and singer Liz Spraggins (1946- ). There are...
Dates: 1972 June

Southern Regional Council documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS373
Scope and Contents This collection consists of reports and newsletters published by the Southern Regional Council about African Americans living in the South. Report topics include: voter registration and politics, health care, school desegregation, the Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike of 1968, and riots and civil disorder. The collection also contains episode transcripts from Will the Circle be Unbroken: A Personal History of the Civil Rights Movement in Five Southern...
Dates: 1944-1997, undated

Suzanne Anderson photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS405
Scope and Contents This collection contains images Suzanne Anderson took of Atlanta and metro Atlanta areas, prominent figures, and sporting events. Suzanne Anderson submitted most of the photos to Atlanta Magazine. The bulk of the images depict a two-year project in which Anderson photographed Atlanta Police Department crime scenes, patrol work, funerals, and outreach events. The collection also features photographs of major Atlanta and national figures, including Ralph David...
Dates: 1970-1999, undated

The Atlanta Community Network magazine, fall 1987 issue

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Collection number: ahc.MSS967f
Scope and Contents This collection contains the fall 1987 edition of The Atlanta Community Network magazine. It covers issues pertaining to Georgia State Senator Hildred W. Shumake Jr.’s constituency. Articles include the legacy of University Homes, the first public housing units in the United States for African Americans; reflections from Agnes White, a volunteer at Grady Memorial Hospital; the consequences of Georgia Power's construction of the Vogtle nuclear power plant;...
Dates: 1987

Utopian Literary Club documents

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Collection number: ahc.MSS1120
Scope and Content

This collection consists of historical sketches written about the club, biographies highlighting members, and a proclamation from the Fulton County Board of Commissioners honoring the club. There are also programs for events and special projects, yearbooks documenting past club members, meeting minutes, financial reports, and meeting agendas.

Dates: 1927-2003, undated

Vine City/Domed Stadium oral history recordings and transcripts

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Collection number: ahc.MSS611
Scope and Content The collection consists of sixteen audio cassette tape recordings of interviews conducted by students from Booker T. Washington High School. Interviewees include residents of the Vine City neighborhood who would be affected by the Georgia Dome construction, Fulton County Commissioner Nancy Boxill, John T. Robinson II (the assistant to County Commissioner Michael Lomax), and Clarence Williams (the international representative from United Automobile Workers). The collection also includes a...
Dates: 1988-1989

Voices Across the Color Line oral history transcriptions

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Collection number: ahc.MSS990
Scope and Content The bulk of these oral histories deal with the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta. Specific events that are mentioned include the student movement centering around Atlanta University; The Committee On Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR); creation and publication of the Atlanta Enquirer newspaper; the organization of the Atlanta Committee of Cooperative Action (ACCA), the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and activities to desegregate city buses and restaurants. Other topics that...
Dates: 2005-2006

Wilbur G Kurtz, Sr. visual arts collection

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Collection number: ahc.VIS197
Scope and Content This collection contains the family photographs of the Kurtz and Fuller families as well as visual materials Kurtz created and collected during the course of his career. Family photographs pertain to Kurtz and Fuller families as well as a few images from Annie Pye Kurtz prior to her marriage to Wilbur Sr. Also included are images of Wilbur Sr. and friends during his time in Chicago, Illinois. The bulk of this collection is photographic materials which support the research and field work...
Dates: 1859-1972, undated

William Stanford Sr. photographs

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Collection number: ahc.VIS108
Scope and Contents of the Records

This collection is comprised of images of young African Americans, perhaps students at Atlanta University Center colleges and universities, protesting racial segregation policies of Rich’s Department Store in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dates: 1960

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Atlanta Daily World (Firm) 2
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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America. Black Women Oral History Project 1
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